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Looking forward to the Liquid - Cloud 9 game later. Both teams looking hot.
Been looking forward to that all week, they're my favourite teams to watch right now. C9 have maybe been the most interesting team of the tournament for me, doing stuff like Watson Invoker and picking Winter Wyvern and Bane.
I unfortunately haven't been able to catch as much of the dotes as I usually do, but I absolutely agree that C9 squad is great to watch. Ever since the original Creepwave stack with Crystalis carry they've been pretty exciting.
I heard one of the analysts mentioning that these funky picks are not necessarily that good, but just the fact they push the opposition to deviate from their practised and revised strategy causes them to make mistakes. Can't see Liquid faring too badly however.
That's possible, and that's always been a thing at TI. If a team has a specific and weird playstyle and hero pool and is forcing other teams to adapt to them, that often ends up being a huge advantage. Not just by forcing mistakes, but also opening up drafts by forcing respect bans.
I do think Liquid are favourites, but I hope C9 puts up a good fight. No[o]ne has been looking hot, and I really like the supports on C9. Fishman is a really interesting player and Kataomi had some insane games in the group stage.